SIUE Staff Senate Awards Summer Scholarship to Student
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Staff Senate awarded its summer 2022 scholarship to senior electrical engineering major Jared Wright.
“We are always excited to award deserving students with the means of furthering their education at SIUE,” said Angela White, Staff Senate secretary. “The Staff Senate has been awarding students scholarships annually for many years. It is the highlight of our year!”
“This generous award will bolster my academic endeavors to become an electrical engineer,” said Wright, son of Jenell Wright, financial affairs director in the Office of University Advancement. “I am very thankful to receive this scholarship.”
Scholarship awards are given to qualifying SIUE students who meet such criteria as:
- Student must be a labor union member employee of SIUE or the child, grandchild, spouse, or civil union partner of a labor union member presently employed by or retired from SIUE
- Meet undergraduate admissions requirements at SIUE and be enrolled for the spring 2021 semester
- Applicants with fewer than 12 earned college semester hours must have an ACT composite of 19 or above (unless exempt because of SIUE’s admission standards) and at least a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 on a scale of 4.0
- Applicants with more than 12 earned college semester hours must have at least a college GPA of 2.5 and completed one term as a full-time student
Staff Senate presents scholarships annually in the fall, spring and summer to qualified SIUE students. To donate toward award funds, visit siue.edu/give-now/.
Photo: SIUE senior Jared Wright (right) was awarded a SIUE Staff Senate scholarship and is son of Jenell Wright (left), financial affairs director in the Office of University Advancement.
